Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today formally launched the nationwide programme to plant 250 million (25 crore) trees over the next five years.

He opened the tree plantation programme around 2:55 pm by planting a garjan sapling at the Malumghat Reserve Forest at Dulahazara of Pmkhali in the sadar upazila here.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and other ministers and lawmakers simultaneously planted saplings of 11 different species. 

The Prime Minister personally visited the plantation sites and observed the activities.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo presided over the inaugural ceremony of the tree plantation programme, organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam, State Minister for Water Resources Forhad Hossain Azad, State Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs and Land Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md Shariful Alam and Secretary of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry Mohammed Rayhan Kaosar were present on the occasion, among others.

The BNP had pledged in its election manifesto to plant 250 million trees across the country over five years after assuming office. By launching the programme at Malumghat here, the Prime Minister initiated the implementation of another electoral commitment.

According to official sources, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will implement the massive tree plantation programme over the next five years to help protect the environment and address the impacts of climate change. 

In the first phase, 15 million (1.5 crore) saplings will be planted in 149 upazilas across 49 districts.

Following the BNP's landslide victory in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and the formation of the Tarique Rahman government on February 17, several pilot programmes were launched across the country, including the Family Card programme in Korail slum in Dhaka, the Farmers' Card programme in Tangail, and the Notun Kuri Sports Programme in Sylhet, in line with electoral pledges.

Simultaneously, the government introduced honorarium allowances for imams, muezzins, and religious leaders of different faiths, along with honorariums and sports cards for athletes.

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC, the USA capital city, this afternoon after joining the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session and other high-level side and bilateral events in New York.

She reached Washington DC from New York by road at 6pm.

On her arrival in Washington DC, Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Muhammad Imran received the premier with a flower bouquet, reports BSS.

Earlier, she left her Place of Residence, Lotte New York for Washington DC at 12:30pm.

She arrived in New York on September 17.

The prime minister will leave Washington DC for London, the capital city of the United Kingdom, on September 29.

She will stay in London till October 3.

After wrapping up her visit, the prime minister will leave London for home and scheduled to reach Dhaka on October 4.

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"An MoU will be signed between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Bank to make transactions in rupees and taka between Bangladesh and India easier," said the foreign minister in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Besides, the neighbouring countries are likely to sign two more memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in agricultural researches, and extension of the existing cultural exchange programme for two years, said the foreign minister.

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